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Turkey

Much was written throughout Turkey in 2010 about the fate of the Google-owned video-sharing website YouTube. Blocked in Turkey since May 2008 because of videos which Ataturk, the founder of the Republic and the nation, deemed ?offensive,? it was rendered accessible again in October 2010 after a series of unexpected developments. CONTINUE

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The Ergenekon case began four years ago, as an ambitious legal investigation seeking to reveal plots against Turkish democracy. It would supposedly uncover the misdeeds of Turkish state officials who were part of an alleged ultra-nationalist plot that

Hüseyin Edemir is a face to be put on the judicial tragedy of Turkey as not only high profile journalists or alleged coup suspect generals suffer from being put on trial under arrest with highly questionable evidence.

The European Court of Human Rights examines two applications from Turkey regarding cases of internet censorship in 2009. Turkish authorities were allowed time till 9 June to submit a response. Internet expert Akdeniz emphasized the international importance of the decision.

Ahmet Türk, former Co-Chair of the banned Democratic Society Party, is facing imprisonment of up to 45 years in a trial regarding seven different speeches. The case was postponed to 16 June for the preparation of the final speech of the prosecution.

Press freedom in Turkey: A dangerous place to be a journalistThe EconomistMr Sik and Mr Sener have been accused of involvement with the so-called Ergenekon gang, an organisation of generals and like-minded accomplices alleged to have plotted to overthrow AK. The investigation into Ergenekon, which began in 2007,

The family imam project implemented in an Adana district aims at standing by families in good and bad days and informing them on topics such as “bad habits” besides religious issues. Social Services Expert Karatay criticized the project as “ideologic”.

The events, reactions, demonstrations and protests that occurred in the aftermath of the detention of several journalists got me thinking about this issue. I don?t know Nedim Şener or Ahmet Şık. This is the first time I?ve heard the latter name.

The latest arrest and detention of some journalists as part of the Ergenekon probe has damaged the legitimacy of the Ergenekon trial.

Erdogan rejects accusations of trying to suppress Turkish mediaSoutheast European TimesHis statement followed the arrests last week of about ten journalists, as part of the so-called Ergenekon investigation into a suspected plot to topple the government. The arrests spurred reactions from the EU, the US and international human rights

Journalism and coup chargesToday’s ZamanAt his party’s parliamentary group meeting earlier this week, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan responded to criticism against his government that suggested it is behind the arrests of some journalists in the latest wave of Ergenekon arrests as part

“They would have included me in such an operation anyways. This is because they decided to eliminate journalists like us and it seems that there is more to come. The questions I was asked go back as far as the time between 2003 and 2006”.

According to a joint announcement of the Turkish Medical Association and the Turkish Psychiatry Association made on International Women’s Day on 8 March, women murders in Turkey have increased by 400 percent during the past seven years.

Middle-East Technical University student Edemir will remain in detention until the coming hearing on 23 June. The Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court did not take into consideration the prosecutor’s final speech in favour of Edemir’s release pending trial.

Five students from Dicle University who boycotted their school because of the killing of two fellow students by the police were sentenced to a total of 57 years in prison for several of offences. Lawyer Deniz announced to appeal the decision